brutalize

 [broot-l-ahyz]  

bru·tal·ize

   [broot-l-ahyz]
verb (used with object) bru·tal·ized, bru·tal·iz·ing.
1.
to make brutal.
2.
to treat (someone) with brutality.
Also, especially British, bru·tal·ise.

Origin:
1695–1705; brutal + -ize

Related forms
bru·tal·i·za·tion, noun
o·ver·bru·tal·i·za·tion, noun
o·ver·bru·tal·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·bru·tal·ized, o·ver·bru·tal·iz·ing.
un·bru·tal·ize, verb (used with object), un·bru·tal·ized, un·bru·tal·iz·ing.
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brutalize or brutalise (ˈbruːtəˌlaɪz)
 
—vb
1.  to make or become brutal
2.  (tr) to treat brutally
 
brutalise or brutalise
 
—vb
 
brutali'zation or brutalise
 
—n
 
brutali'sation or brutalise
 
—n

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